let the shadows drift

arqios

 

And so, it struggled, ill-remembered 
yet grows sustained by others, 
it exists even in adversity
but not to the whim of shifting shadows.

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Author: crypticbard (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 5th, 2026 04:54
  • Comment from author about the poem: Dare to dream. Expect little from your heroes. Live to your fullest.
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 59
  • Users favorite of this poem: Tristan Robert Lange, Mutley Ravishes
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  • sorenbarrett

    Ideals and idols come and go just as shadows pass but one is always left with oneself. Let that light shine and cast its own shadows. Well written my friend

    • arqios

      Thank you so much, dear friend 🙏🕊️

      • sorenbarrett

        Always most welcome

      • David Wakeling

        For me this is about human aspiration.Wanting more that Life can give.And so let the shadows drift because in the end you make your own destiny.I could br wrong here but that's life.

        • arqios

          You gotta take it cause it won't be handed out on a silver platter or a gum bark for that matter. Thanks DW🙏🕊️

        • Tristan Robert Lange

          Arqios, I found myself thinking about ideas, communities, and even people while reading this. Things can be forgotten, overlooked, or tested, yet somehow persist because others continue to carry them forward. I really enjoyed that aspect of the poem. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

          • arqios

            And that is quite a valid thought to track along. there is quite a role for outliers and the othered in progressing and developing people and communities and ideas. Thank you my friend🙏🕊️

          • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

            good advice well written

          • orchidee

            Good write A.

            • arqios

              Thanks O🙏🏻🕊️

            • Kevin Hulme

              I get the feeling this is something that's Sustains us through the Ages . Hope maybe.

              • arqios

                Nice! That's a poetic distillation I'll toast to any time🙏🕊️

              • Mutley Ravishes

                Daring to dream, and then working (with a lot of help from "someone"!) to see it materialize is a trip and a half, isn`t it? I`ve found all the "seven sins" are called in to play their parts in this work. Those "parts" being (necessary) opposition to the materialization of the dreams! What do you think?
                Great write, Arqios.

              • RSM0812

                Great imagery in few words. Good read.



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